Books in the Sciences of Antiquity series

The discoveries and insights of ancient mathematics continue to amaze and fascinate the modern reader. This volume offers the first accessible survey of the discipline in all its variety and diversity of practices.

In this study, the author shows how ancient natural history was the gathering and presentation of historiae, items worthy of note by the philosopher, popularizer or marvel-monger. This work explains how the subject was treated by different societies; the Greeks, Romans, Jews and Christians.

Discusses Greek and Roman approaches to this broad discipline, which in classical antiquity included not only 'weather', but occurrences such as earthquakes and comets. It is the first book of its kind in English.

Explores the different perceptions of time from Classical antiquity, principally through the technology designed to measure, mark or tell time. This book offers insights into ordinary people's perceptions of time and time-keeping instruments. It presents an analysis of the development of sundial technology.

Includes illustrations of coins and pottery, and botanical images of medieval manuscripts such as "De Materia Medica", as well as a bibliography. This book studies writers such as Menestor and Empedocles and gives an account of what was known or thought of about plants before the Lyceum of Aristotle expounds the writings of Theophrastus of Eresus.

Most people today know their "star-sign", but few know much of the system of thought which relates human destiny to the stars, or of its origins. Winner of the 1993 Routledge Ancient History Prize, this book reveals the importance of astrology in ancient thought, morals, politics and daily life.

Examines the cosmological theories of the 'natural philosophers' from Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes to Plato, the Stoics and the NeoPlatonists. Also discusses and emphasizes the importance of Babylonian and Egyptian forerunners.